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VAMA TRANSPORT INC

Joins 56 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Feb 15, 2018
Coverage resumed · Mar 6, 2023
Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 23, 2023
Common (Property) reinstated · Mar 20, 2023
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  • Prior insurance gap · 33 days Jan 13, 2018 → Feb 15, 2018
  • Prior insurance gap · 1393 days May 13, 2019 → Mar 6, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 71 days Inactive Jun 13, 2023 → reinstated Aug 23, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 1400 days Inactive May 20, 2019 → reinstated Mar 20, 2023
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 28.8% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 44.4% vs peer 15.2% Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 9 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc. · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — VAMA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2465621)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 33 days — Jan 13, 2018 → Feb 15, 2018
  • Prior insurance gap · 1393 days — May 13, 2019 → Mar 6, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 71 days — Inactive Jun 13, 2023 → reinstated Aug 23, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 1400 days — Inactive May 20, 2019 → reinstated Mar 20, 2023
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 28.8% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 44.4% vs peer 15.2%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc. · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2465621/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
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USDOT 2465621 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Conditional rated Company officer: JUAN CARLOS VARELA MARTINEZ General Freight Beverages Paper Products Based in LAREDO, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 28.8% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 44.4% vs peer median 15.2% (worse). n=17157 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active
common 1 active
Insurance

Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc. · BMC-91X

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2465621
In FMCSA records since Jan 8, 2014 (~12y)
MC / docket MC943985
Company officer JUAN CARLOS VARELA MARTINEZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Beverages, Paper Products
Fleet size 60 units
Drivers 60
Annual mileage 4,530,523 mi
Contact & address
Physical
220 ORIOLE LN
LAREDO, TX 78045
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2465621
In FMCSA records since Jan 8, 2014 (~12y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 4,530,523 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 44.4% vs 23.4% +21.0 pts
Driver OOS Rate 28.8% vs 6.7% +22.1 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.80 vs 1.80 +1.00
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · CIMD-2026-0359
Effective Mar 15, 2026
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · CIMD-2026-0359
Effective Mar 15, 2026
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2024-03-20 (948 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

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Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 60 0 0
Trailers 0 0 254

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 9 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 1 0 1
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 83 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 56 56 0
OOS inspections 15 13 0
OOS percentage 26.79% 23.21% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
60
Drivers
60
Inspections
83
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
44.4%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
9 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 44.4% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
4 revocations on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 17,157 ACTIVE carriers operating 30–90 power units (±50% of this carrier's 60 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
28.8%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 17,157 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +28.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
44.4%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.2%
Median across 17,157 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +29.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (3)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 13, 2023 to Aug 23, 2023 (71 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 20, 2019 to Mar 20, 2023 (1400 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 22, 2018 to Mar 1, 2018 (38 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 13, 2018 to Feb 15, 2018 (33 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 13, 2019 to Mar 6, 2023 (1393 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024 (9 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (31 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 21 10 47.6% Apr 4, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 8 4 50.0% Sep 27, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 7 1 14.3% Sep 22, 2026
US (US) 5 0 0.0% Oct 21, 2026
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% Apr 7, 2025
Arizona (AZ) 2 1 50.0% Sep 23, 2025
Utah (UT) 2 1 50.0% Mar 12, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 2 1 50.0% Mar 11, 2026
Montana (MT) 1 1 100.0% Mar 3, 2025
Delaware (DE) 1 0 0.0% Jun 10, 2025
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Jan 29, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 1 1 100.0% Apr 5, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 1 100.0% Aug 14, 2026
Oregon (OR) 1 1 100.0% Feb 3, 2025
South Dakota (SD) 1 0 0.0% Jun 9, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 60
Wabash National 12
Utility 10
Great Dane 7
Hyundai Translead 7
Freightliner 6
Stoughton 5
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 11 — 2.02 2 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 28 — 4.95 5 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 6 — 0.82 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 32 — 8.91 9 — Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (83 rows) View all 83 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89319647 Oct 21, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
89319639 Oct 21, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89319638 Oct 21, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89319615 Oct 21, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89319600 Oct 21, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89125960 Sep 27, 2026 TN 3 MORRISTOWN TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89063259 Sep 22, 2026 LA 1 SLIDELL LA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.8E-HOSPD No
88788543 Aug 23, 2026 TN 3 KINGSPORT TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
88700951 Aug 14, 2026 AL 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
16 391.11B2-Q, 392.2-LCDLR, 395.3A3-HOSPRNC Yes
88394678 Jul 11, 2026 LA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87544199 Apr 8, 2026 LA 3 BOSSIER CITY LA
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.8E-HOSPD No
87500911 Apr 5, 2026 KY 2 LOUISVILLE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
4 — Yes
87502630 Apr 4, 2026 TX 2 IH 35 SB MM 117
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
5 — Yes
87344378 Mar 18, 2026 TX 1 tx-fm-1472-in-webb-co.-(408-440)
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
4 391.11B5-DNL, 393.47B, 393.9 Yes
87334181 Mar 12, 2026 TX 3 23M IH35 NB SVC RD
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
87432775 Mar 11, 2026 NM 2 NM
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9BRKLAMP Yes
87118915 Feb 20, 2026 TX 3 TW130 MM420
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.24C2III, 395.24C2II, 392.2RG No
86954294 Feb 2, 2026 TN 3 OOLTEWAH TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86826946 Jan 16, 2026 TN 3 SWEETWATER TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 395.8E-HOSPD No
86583558 Dec 13, 2025 TX 2 IH 35 NB MILE MARKER
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86407066 Nov 20, 2025 TX 2 820M US59
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9, 393.28, 393.95B No
86333894 Nov 15, 2025 TN 3 GREENEVILLE TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 391.11B2-Q Yes
86264451 Nov 6, 2025 NM 2 I-10 EB EXIT
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2C No
85909179 Sep 25, 2025 TX 2 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
12 392.9A2-C, 392.9AA2-C, 395.8A-ELD Yes
85875914 Sep 23, 2025 AZ 2 HOLBROOK AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
6 391.11B2-Q, 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.11A1-CSLRR Yes
Recent Crashes (9 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TN0400430164 Jan 16, 2026 TN 0 1 No No Injury
SC0025283858 Sep 25, 2025 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6ZQGHQE1P4 Oct 7, 2024 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5F6AHQE1JT Mar 17, 2019 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX59YFHQE1HC Sep 10, 2018 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX56NGHQE11R May 18, 2018 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX4QE7HQE1GS Sep 28, 2016 TX 1 1 Yes No Fatal
TX4M8AHQE1AD Apr 29, 2016 TX 0 2 Yes No Injury
TX48B8HQE1KL Dec 7, 2014 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (6 letters, 4 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 20, 2024 MC943985-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Aug 23, 2023 MC943985-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 20, 2023 MC943985-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 1, 2018 MC943985-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Feb 16, 2018 MC943985 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Dec 11, 2015 MC943985-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (15 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Cimarron Insurance Company, Inc. CIMD-2026-0359 BMC-91X — Mar 15, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY CIMD-2026-0359 91X $1,000,000 Mar 15, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY CIMD-2025-0025 BIPD/Primary — Mar 15, 2025 Mar 15, 2026 REPLACED
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DD01-RAL000016-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 15, 2024 Mar 15, 2025 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 9 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Mar 6, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG STB01593 BIPD/Primary — Jun 7, 2023 Mar 6, 2024 CANCELLED
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG STB01593 BIPD/Primary — Mar 6, 2023 Jun 7, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 1393 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 13, 2019 to Mar 6, 2023
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 6521603 BIPD/Primary — Feb 19, 2019 May 13, 2019 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 6521603 BIPD/Primary — Feb 15, 2018 Feb 19, 2019 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 33 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 13, 2018 to Feb 15, 2018
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE PMT3000078 BIPD/Primary — Jan 13, 2017 Jan 13, 2018 CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE PMT3000078 BIPD/Primary — Jan 13, 2016 Jan 13, 2017 CANCELLED
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. MAC-0003300-14-3162 BIPD/Primary — Dec 2, 2015 Jan 13, 2016 REPLACED
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. MAC-0003300-14-3162 BIPD/Primary — Dec 2, 2015 Jan 20, 2016 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 15, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 15, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Mar 14, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Mar 20, 2024
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  5. Mar 12, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Mar 12, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  7. Mar 6, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG
  8. Mar 6, 2024
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 9 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 15, 2024)
  9. Jun 13, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  10. Jun 13, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  11. Jun 13, 2023
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 71 days (through Aug 23, 2023)
  12. Jun 7, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG
  13. May 20, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. May 20, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  15. May 20, 2019
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 1400 days (through Mar 20, 2023)
  16. May 13, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  17. May 13, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1393 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 6, 2023)
  18. Feb 19, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  19. Jan 22, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  20. Jan 22, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  21. Jan 22, 2018
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 38 days (through Mar 1, 2018)
  22. Jan 13, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  23. Jan 13, 2018
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 33 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 15, 2018)
  24. Jan 13, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Jan 13, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  26. Jan 20, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
  27. Jan 13, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
  28. Jan 12, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 12 1
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 8 5
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 7 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 6 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 6 1
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 4 1
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 4 2

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